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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a general score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z1's 72.8 score. Even though the Huawei Mate 20 lite is a little bit heavier than Sony Xperia Z1, it's somewhat thinner and also incredibly newer. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with a lot of extra features and better performance.
The Xperia Z1 has a much better display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a much better memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Z1, because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a processing unit that's just as good as Sony Xperia Z1's CPU, because although the Huawei Mate 20 lite has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Huawei Mate 20 lite shoots clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution and a worse 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with greater battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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